{
  "id": 3779924,
  "title": "City of Cape Town launches ‘Don’t Be a Pain in the Drain’ campaign to curb sewer blockages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/city-of-cape-town-launches-dont-be-a-pain-in-the-drain-campaign-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-27-city-of-cape-town-launches-dont-be-a-pain-in-the-drain-campaign-to-curb-sewer-blockages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City of Cape Town has launched its ‘Don’t Be a Pain in the Drain’ campaign, urging residents to avoid flushing wet wipes, nappies and rags or pouring fats and oils into sinks and drains to help prevent se wer blockages and overflows.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Cape Town man loses R2.5 million claim over fire during Metro Police search",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cape-town-man-loses-r2-5-million-claim-over-fire-during-metro-police",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}